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The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series returns in January for its 16th season. All lectures are free, open to the public, and begin at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall. For information, call 540-654-1065 or visit umw.edu\/greatlives.
\nJan. 15
\nRodgers and Hammerstein<\/strong>, Todd S. Purdum, author of Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s Broadway Revolution<\/em>
\nJan. 22
\nBruce Lee<\/strong>, Matthew Polly, author of Bruce Lee: A Life<\/em>
\nJan. 29
\nMikhail Gorbachev<\/strong>, William Taubman, author of Gorbachev: His Life and Times<\/em>
\nFeb. 5
\nBenedict Arnold<\/strong>, Joyce Lee Malcolm, author of The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life<\/em>
\nFeb. 7
\nJane Goodall<\/strong>, Dale Peterson, author of Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man<\/em>
\nFeb. 14
\nBillie Holiday<\/strong>, Tracy Fessenden, author of Religion Around Billie Holiday<\/em>
\nFeb. 19
\nGari Melchers<\/strong>, Joanna Catron \u201979<\/strong>, curator of Gari Melchers Home and Studio
\nFeb. 21
\nDale Carnegie<\/strong>, Steven Watts, author of Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America<\/em>
\nFeb. 26
\nNelson Mandela<\/strong>, Richard Stengel, author of Mandela\u2019s Way: Lessons for an Uncertain Age<\/em>
\nFeb. 28
\nOscar Wilde<\/strong>, Nicholas Frankel, author of Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years<\/em>
\nMarch 12
\nLucille Ball<\/strong>, Kathleen Brady, author of Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball<\/em>
\nMarch 14
\nRadium Girls<\/strong>, Kate Moore, author of The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America\u2019s Shining Women<\/em>
\nMarch 19
\nRocket Girl<\/strong>, Nathalia Holt, author of Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars<\/em>
\nMarch 21
\nJ.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong>, Devin Brown, author of Tolkien: How an Obscure Oxford Professor Wrote <\/em>The Hobbit and Became the Most Beloved Author of the Century<\/em>
\nMarch 26
\nLaura Ingalls Wilder<\/strong>, Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/em>
\nApril 2
\nGehrig and Ripken<\/strong>, John Eisenberg, author of The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and Baseball\u2019s Most Historic Record<\/em>
\nApril 4
\nThe Last of the Romanovs<\/strong>, Helen Rappaport, author of The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family<\/em>
\nApril 9
\nPOW Wives<\/strong>, Heath Hardage Lee, author of The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home From Vietnam<\/em><\/p>\n

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